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than the dainties upon which it has hitherto been 

 fed; as well-boiled horse-flesh, or other animal food 

 that has hung a sufficient time to become tender: 

 oatmeal gruel made with milk, is also excellent in 

 asthmatic cases: occasionally give the following 

 opening pills. 



DIARRHOEA, OR LOOSENESS, 



USUALLY the consequence of improper feeding, or 

 secretion of acrid bile, is readily cured by tying up 

 the dog for a day or two without food. A small 

 dose, or two, of Epsom salts, dissolved in gruel, may 

 be administered; and if severe griping pains be ob- 

 served, fifteen to twenty drops of tincture of opium 

 may be added thereto. 



INJURIES OF THE MOUTH FROM BONES. 



WHEN a bone sticks in a dog's mouth, it often pro- 

 duces an apparent effort to vomit, and the dog will 

 be seen making ineffectual attempts with his paw to 

 remove it. The readiest way to remove it is with 

 the fingers, or by a pair of forceps. If the jaw-bone 

 is thus injured, it should be scraped with a small 

 knife, and a little tincture of myrrh or a solution of 

 alum applied by means of lint wrapped round the 

 end of a skewer. 



DISEASES OF THE EYE. 



THE eyes of dogs are subject to inflammatory at- 

 tacks, induced in most cases by violent exertion, by 

 exposure to wind, or by eating too much animal 

 food : if from the latter cause, the cure will be much 

 more difficult them if from either of the preceding. 



